immunocompromising
Sabotaging bodily defenses
Immunocompromising describes something that weakens or damages the immune system's ability to fight infection and disease.
Certain medications are immunocompromising by design—chemotherapy drugs or anti-rejection medications for transplant patients.
Diseases like HIV are immunocompromising, leaving the body vulnerable to infections it would normally resist.
The treatment is immunocompromising, so she needs to avoid crowds.
Becoming less strong
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
chemotherapy · transplant · autoimmune · leukemia · lymphoma · opportunistic · infection · neutropenia
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- rheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune joint disease
Crohn's · multiple sclerosis · cirrhosis · kidney failure · malnutrition · aging · obesity · alcoholism
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- steroidsPerformance-enhancing hormones
- immunosuppressantsDrugs reducing body defenses
- transplant rejectionImmune attack on implanted tissue
cyclosporine · methotrexate · prednisone · biologics · cytotoxic · induction · maintenance · protocol
Easily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- precautionsAdvance protective measures
- isolationComplete separation from others
infection control · masking · hygiene · prophylaxis · monitoring · shielding · exposure · transmission
weakening
Becoming less strong
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
AIDS · chemotherapy · transplant · autoimmune · leukemia · lymphoma · opportunistic · infection · neutropenia · corticosteroids
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
rheumatoid arthritis · Crohn's · multiple sclerosis · cirrhosis · kidney failure · malnutrition · aging · obesity · alcoholism · splenectomy
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- steroidsPerformance-enhancing hormones
- immunosuppressantsDrugs reducing body defenses
transplant rejection · cyclosporine · methotrexate · prednisone · biologics · cytotoxic · induction · maintenance · protocol · dosing
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- precautionsAdvance protective measures
isolation · infection control · masking · hygiene · prophylaxis · monitoring · shielding · exposure · transmission · hospitalization
immunocompromisingimmunogenic
Able to provoke immunity
protective · restorative · strengthening · fortifying · therapeutic
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